Manuel became the first African-American swimmer to win gold in an individual event, where she tied with Canadian teenager Penny Oleksiak in the 100m freestyle.
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Efron had been praising Biles for her wonderful gymnastic feats throughout the competition, but then made it to Rio to congratulate her in person.
The last day for gymnastic competitions was on Tuesday.
Biles joins Ecaterina Szabo (1984), Vera Caslavska (1968) and Larisa Latynina (1956) as the only gymnasts to win four gold medals in one Games. The Gymnast also became the fifth women in history to achieve the four gold medals.
Biles could not contain her joy when she met the “High School Musical” star, but when he planted a kiss on her cheek, she just about lost it. And the pièce de résistance came when he interviewed five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles and six-time medalist Aly Raisman.
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This surprise visit from Efron was all thanks to Hoda Kotb, the Today Show host. Even though they are an elite gymnastic team, the female team got starry-eyed when they first saw Efron. Other pictures included hugs and smiles between Efron and Biles. “He kissed me on the cheek, just letting y’all know”, Biles tweeted. Mariano posted on his Instagram account Biles was his girl.
